Raitha Recipes

ONION RAITHA:

Ingredients:

• Onion - 2
  
• Curd - 2 cup
• Green Chillies - 2 (finely chopped) (optional)
• Sugar - 1/4 tsp
  
• Salt to taste
  

 

Method:

wash onions and cut into thin long slices.

Add 1/2 tsp salt and mix well. keep aside for 5 minutes.

Squeeze out and add beaten curds, green chillies and sugar.  Mix well and serve. 

 

CUCUMBER RAITHA:

Ingredients:

• Cucumber - 1 
  
• Onion - 1
  
• Curd - 2 cup
• Cumin seed powder - 1/4 tsp
  
• A pinch of sugar
  
• Salt to taste

For Garnish:

• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
  

 

Method:

Grate cucumber. Squeeze the extract water from the grated cucumber and keep aside.

Slice onion into thin long pieces add 1/2 tsp salt and mix well. keep aside for 5 minutes. Squeeze out and add beaten curds. Mix well. Add grated cucumber, cumin seed powder, salt and sugar and mix thoroughly.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve. 

 

MINT RAITHA:

Ingredients:

• Mint leaves  - 1 tbsp (paste)
• Thick Curd -2 cup
• Cumin seed powder - 1/4 tsp
• A pinch of sugar
• Rock Salt to taste

 Method:

Grind mint leaves into fine paste.Add roasted cumin seed powder and rock salt.

Beat thick curds till creamy. Mix everything together.

 

BOONDI RAITHA (OR) BOONDHI RAITHA

Ingredients:

• Boondi -  4 tbsp
• Thick curd - 2 cups
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Roasted cumin seed powder - 1/4 tsp
• A pinch of sugar
• Salt or Rock salt to taste

For Boondi:

• Bengal gram dhal flour - 1/2 cup
• Oil - 1/2 cup
  
• Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)
• Salt to taste

For  Garnish:

• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Curry leaves - 1/2 tbsp (finely chopped)

Method:

For Boondi:

• Mix bengal gram dhal flour with little water, salt and chilli powder and deep fried using a special laddle with full of holes on it.

Beat curds till thick and creamy. Soak boondi in warm water for a minute. Squeeze and add to curds. Add chilli powder, salt and cumin seed powder mix thoroughly.

Garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves. Chill and serve.